I am trying to soak up as much knowledge as I can and have a set plan so when I do transfer all I have to do is put it into action.

Once DD has stared and I can flesh out the operational details like what will CapEx look like month 15 when I have to replace XXXX and this county adjusts taxes biennially so in month 21 I can expect a 10% increase.

Nothing is set in stone but i do not plan on leaving the san diego area for the rest of my career and just wanted to obtain any insight possible.

If you do want to pay down the debt more quickly - and I have done this - then you can set up periodic auto-payments from your bank.

You may not know the whole saler price, meaning you paid a set sale price and the wholesaler fee is between seller and wholesaler, or you may need to pay the whole saler separately prior to closing on the property.

However, a refi CAN have a set interest rate, while a Heloc will most likely have a variable rate.

If rentals is your path- set for life by scott trench was awesome.

Im seeing very little in the way of cash flow properties but wanted to seewhat you all though about my inputs.Im making a few assumptions mainly looking at multifamily up to 4 units with 10% down (I know this is low but I've found banks that'll do that in my market for properties under 500k) then I account for maintenance/debt servicing from past experience (wondering if people have a better way that would take into account property age and condition for maintenance estimates), finally I set vacancy at 1 month a year (not sure if that is reasonable either). 

Make the decision to set the alarm clock, don't let yourself make the decision in the moment to wake up - your alarm clock will do that.

Meet with your accountant and get their help to set up QB.